Kipling Citizen - Archive

Alphonse Little Poplar, 1921-1989, was born on the Sweet Grass reserve, near Battleford, and attended Thunderchild Residential School near Delmas.

The 34th SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, after a year-long wait, returns this summer with four headlining artists that includes Juno Award winners Wide Mouth Mason. The festival, cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set from Aug.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency highlighted five wildfires as being threats to communities. Steve Roberts, vice-president of operations for the agency, provided an update to media on July 15. He said there were 129 active fires.

Vaccines Reported An additional 2,419 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,307,065.

Saskatchewan medical students will soon have a new option to complete their four-year education entirely in the Queen City, as the University of Saskatchewan is preparing to expand its program at the Regina campus very soon.

The Saskatchewan NDP and Regina restaurant owner Josh McLean are calling on the provincial government to extend temporary offsale licences granted to restaurants during pandemic closures, after pulling them on short notice last week.

Now 103 active fires as of Tuesday

Vaccines Reported An additional 12,678 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,273,245. Over half a million Saskatchewan residents are now fully vaccinated.

Officials gathered at the Cooperator’s Centre in Regina Thursday to announce that the SaskTel Tankard provincial championship will be returning to the Queen City in 2022.

Vaccines Reported An additional 13,314 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,260,567. Over half a million Saskatchewan residents are now fully vaccinated.